Azul Dance Theatre to Present “Vision” at BMCC TPAC

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the longest operating performance venue in lower Manhattan, proudly presents Azul Dance Theatre and their newest dance performance, “Vision” on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 7:30pm.  Additionally, Azul Dance Theatre will present a FREE workshop, open to the public, on Contemporary Dance Improvisation at Tribeca PAC on Saturday, October 29th at 10AM. To sign up, visit www.azuldancetheatre.com.

Vision investigates one’s self-fight against fear and insecurity by projecting psychological images and ghostly illusions into contemporary dance. Founded by Artistic Director Yuki Hasegawa, Azul Dance Theatre is a collective of NY-based contemporary dance artists. Since 2004, Azul creates dances that convey the invisible flow of energy known as “Chi” in Eastern philosophy to express the sensitive relationship between individual self and cosmic force. Azul’s work has been recognized for Hasegawa’s vision of creating works influenced by traditional Japanese culture, but “vividly contemporary in feel.”

Since 2004, Azul’s works have been presented at venues such as Ailey Citigroup Theater, 92nd Street Y, DiCapo Opera Theater, Salvatore Capezio Theater, El Museo del Barrio, Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, Theater for the New City, Dixon Place, and Green Space.

Tickets are $30 ($20 for students/seniors). To purchase tickets, call Ticketing Services at (212) 220-1460. Single tickets can also be purchased by visiting our website at http://tribecapac.org/azul-dance-theatre-presents-vision-nov-11-12/  or by visiting the Box Office at 199 Chambers Street, Tues-Sat from 12PM – 6PM.

Azul Dance Theatre’s residency at BMCC Tribeca PAC is part of the CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), which is supported by The Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, Howard Gilman Foundation, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.

Creation of Vision was (in part) supported by the New Work Grant from the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

More on Yuki Hasegawa:

Yuki Hasegawa, a New York based choreographer, synthesizes traditional Japanese performing arts, modern Japanese culture, and American contemporary dance to create innovative impression in her works. Yuki’s first work was premiered at Merce Cunningham Studio in 2006, and was acclaimed by Chacott Dance Cube. Her recent work was presented at Salvatore Capezio Theater supported by NYC/ Dance Respond Fund. Other recent premieres include works commissioned by Multicultural Sonic Evolution at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, and by Wave Rising Series at John Ryan Theater in Brooklyn. Yuki’s excerpt work was featured at NYC Arts Program on Channel Thirteen, and her work was voted for the Best choreography by the audience in NYC 10 Dance Initiative in 2014.

In Europe, she was invited to teach and perform at the International Congress on Dance Research, and her research was published on DVD. Yuki obtained her MA in Dance and Dance Education from NYU, and she has taught Pilates based somatic conditioning class for dancers at Peridance Center since 2002. She had taught creative dance for children at the United Nations, and choreographed and produced dance concerts there under the direction of Virginia Olney. As a dancer, she performed at major theaters in Tokyo and throughout Japan for seven years, working with renowned Japanese choreographers in commercial dance, such as, Taku Yamada, Tamae Sha, and Kayoko Nakura in Broadway musicals, such as Golden Boy, No, No, Nanette, and Oliver, as well as Japanese musicals, dance concerts, and TV programs. Yuki won the first prize at Chacott Dance Competition as a soloist with Violette Ballet.

BMCC Tribeca PAC is Downtown Manhattan’s premier presenter of the arts, reaching audiences from the college community, downtown residential and business communities, local schools, families, and audiences of all ages.   BMCC Tribeca PAC strives to present a broad global perspective through the presentation of high-quality artistic work in music, theatre, dance, film and visual arts. BMCC Tribeca PAC is located on the Borough of Manhattan Community College campus, 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich Avenue & West Street) and is convenient to the 2/3, A/C/E and R subway lines and the New Jersey Path Train.  For more information please visit our website, www.tribecapac.org.